There’s A Difference Between Interest And Commitment. When You’re Interested In Doing Something,

People be “woke”!

I don’t often get political… but something has happened

Trump. He and his administration are trying to change the law so that whatever gender you were “born as” is your unchangeable sex/gender.

[1.4 MILLION AMERICANS]

This is from a new New York Times article, regarding the technicalities of what has been said. They go even further to discuss what they accurately call “biggest battlegrounds” for transgender students: the bathrooms and locker rooms.

We can’t be quiet about this. They are trying to erase who we are. To make it so that we just DON’T EXIST. As a transgender male who lives in America, this scares the shit out of me.

As I said, I don’t normally get political on my blog, but you all need to know about this.

don’t let this happen

#instantlyshykitty

How Libraries Help Authors Boost Book Sales

Libraries help increase book sales by stocking new titles, partnering with local bookstores for author events, promoting those events locally, hosting podcasts and other methods. Major authors like Alexander McCall Smith and Joyce Carol Oates can sell around 100 titles at Mt. Lebanon Public Library.

Wrote this last week for Forbes online for National Library Week.

These books are classics; they were required reading. It teaches about the “American experience”. Growing pains are rarely comfortable. Learn to get out of the comfort zone and deal with the real world.

The sign of high quality is the fact the book was banned by the government. Trash literature NEVER EVER had any troubles with the law.

I am melting but I’ve decided not to step away from the sun I was forced into this mold by rough, red hands but it’s time to let my wax liquefy so I can reform into the shape I choose

Kristen Costello (via kristensnotebook)

Thank you Justice Sotomayor (joined by RBG) for giving voice to those of us appalled by where our country finds itself right now. History will not look kindly upon this time, but it’s up to us to steer it in a new direction. #NoMuslimBanEver

#instantlyshykitty

In order to make your product or service more appealing to your target market, you must firstly position yourself as an authoritative figure in your industry and gain the trust of your audience.

Achieve this by providing your audience with value for free, using content like articles, videos, webinars etc to gain the trust of your prospects….

Barnes and Noble: Our sales are down. What can we do?

employees: maybe cut back on corporate pay, decrease spending on new signage and secret shoppers, invest in better website design, reduce part-time positions so we can bring back full-time section specialists to handsell--

B&N: LET'S FIRE EVERYONE WHO UNBOXES BOOKS

employees: no, wait

B&N: EXTRA POINTS IF THEY'VE WORKED HERE TEN YEARS OR LONGER

employees: that fixes literally nothing

B&N: THEN WE'LL TELL EVERYONE IT'S AMAZON'S FAULT, GIVE OURSELVES MILLION DOLLAR BONUSES, AND CALL IT A DAY

employees:

Today one must become aware and involved.

#instantlyshykitty

Educating, informing and entertaining your customers should be your number one priority. 

Provide your customers with value by creating highly educative and entertaining content that leaves them feeling like Einstein himself!

She is at a place in her life where peace is her priority and negativity cannot exist.

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